Court nullifies creation of 33 Ondo LCDAs by Akeredolu

Rotimi Akeredolu

The Ondo State High Court in Akure has nullified the creation of 33 Local Government Development Areas (LCDAs) created by late former Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.

Delivering judgment on Thursday, Justice A.O Adebusuoye, said the LCDAs were not lawfully created.

The court held that it was illegal for a governor to sign a law outside the state.

Also, the court stated that the Local Government Creation Law 2023 signed by late governor in Ibadan, outside the state, was unconstitutional, illegal, null and void.

On September 9, 2023, Akeredolu assented to the bill creating 33 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs in the state.

The bill for the creation of the LCDAs was presented to Akeredolu by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Oladiji Olamide, during a ceremony at the governor’s residence in Ibadan, Oyo State.

Akeredolu died aged 67 after a prolonged health battle.

He was a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), ex-president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), and ex-Attorney General of Ondo State.

He was serving his second-term in office before his death.